i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. the second and final day of a japan-russia leader summit will start on friday in tokyo. so far the leaders have agreed to work towards joint economic activity on russian controlled islands by japan. the meeting was held in abe's family's hometown in western japan. in addition to economic pledges, they agreed to push forward free island access. japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of his territory. moscow says the islands became part of russian territory result of the war. the issue is one of the main reasons a formal peace deal was never signed between the two countries. >> translator: we had frank and in depth discussions on the former japanese residents free visits to the islands, possible joint economic activities there, under a special system and issues related to a potential peace treaty. >> during their meeting, abe handed letters from former residents of the island. the residents were forced to flee from that communities after the war. >> translator: i understand th

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.ch for watching. x0 reyes: a mass migration away from war and violence. more than a million people have fled to europe, a crisis that has burdened its borders, but some have found solace in south america. i'm elaine reyes in washington, d.c., and this is "americas now." syrian refugees head to south america with the expectation of building a new life after running away from a conflict zone. [man shouting in native language] man: maybe brazil is just a station for another movement-- man: yes. man: or maybe i will stay here in brazil. i don't know. but in brazil, i can't survive. i don't know. man: you can't? man: no, because i--there is no job. reyes: brazil opens the door to thousands of syrians, but life in the promised land is not easy either. man: the moment when you decided to leave... reyes: correspondent gerry hadden reports from sao paulo. gerry: how are you? yeah, good.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. japanese prime minister shinzo abe and russia's president are about to start a two-day leader summit in japan. abe wants to push forward with discussions on a longstanding territorial dispute over four russian-controlled islands but vladimir putin is expected to prioritize cooperation in areas like the economy to build up mutual trust. japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of its territory and were illegally occupied after world war ii. the dispute is the main reason why the two countries haven't signed a peace treaty. abe has met with putin over a dozen times. he wants to form a political consensus with the russian president. his goal is to reach a deal that has eluded their predecessors for more than. 0 years. he has proposed taking a new approach to break the impasse on peace treaty negotiations. he pitched an eight-point economic cooperation plan back in may. >> translator: i have gained a sense i will be able to break the impasse on peace treaty negotiations. >> recent

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the u.n. security council has adopted a resolution to impose fresh sanctions against north korea. the new measures are the latest response to pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. the resolution was adopted unanimously. it sets a ceiling on north korea's coal exports at 7.5 million tons, or $400 million, whichever is lower. that means a 38% cut in coal exports. china is a major buyer. the resolution also bans the north from exporting copper, nickel, silver and other minerals. the assets of north korea's ambassador to egypt have been frozen in response to alleged involvement in illegal commercial activities to earn foreign currency. the resolution also calls on member states to reduce the number of north korean diplomats staying in their countries. diplomatic sources say once fully implemented, the new sanctions will likely cut north korea's trade revenue by $800 million or nearly 25%. the question remains just how much impact these steps will have in preventing the north's nuclear and miss

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> first a milestone in the decades-long alliance between japan and the united states on okinawa. the u.s. on thursday returned to japan about 4,000 hectares or more than half of the northern training area. it is largest ever parcel of land to be returned since okinawa's reversion since u.s. administration in 197 2. it is the largest u.s. military training site in the southern prefecture. the governments of japan and the united states agreed on the return in 1996. it came after the construction of six new helipads were finished. the new helipads are racing safety concerns among nearby residents as the u.s. military is planning to use them for flight training for osprey tilt rotor transport aircraft. an osprey ditched in shallow water off the coach of the prefecture, nago city, on december 13th. the government says the return will reduce the prefecture's burden of hosting u.s. military bases. it will hold a ceremony in nago on thursday to commemorate the return, but okinawa governor t

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. an emergency water landing of a u.s. osprey aircraft has japanese officials asking questions about safety. five crew members were rescued on tuesday night after the osprey ditched off the coast of okinawa. an nhk cameraman sent this video from the site of the incident on wednesday morning. >> reporter: from the air, i can see that the osprey is broken apart. most of the debris can be seen just under the surface of the shallow water. i can even see the cockpit. further away, i can see more debris and the wing of the aircraft. >> the character belongs to the futenma air station. japan defense minister is calling for u.s. forces in the country to suspend operations of the aircraft. >> reporter: the accident was very disappointing as the japanese people have been concerned about the safety of the osprey. >> prime minister shinzo abe also commented. >> translator: i think the first priority is ensuring the safety of the osprey. >> a spokesperson at the us state department says an investigation is under way. >> they'll do the

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it is thursday december 8th, 10:00 a.m., i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. a memorial service has been held at pearl harbor to remember the victim of a surprise japanese attack that pulled the united states into world war ii. [ bells ] ♪ around 3,800 american veterans and their relatives gathered on a pier overlooking pearl harbor on wednesday. the attack on december 7th, 1941, killed more than 2,

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> the u.n.l has adopted a resolution to impose fresh sanctions against north korea. the new measures are the latest response to pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. the resolution was adopted unanimously. it sets a ceiling on north korea's coal exports at 7.5 million tons, or $400 million, whichever is lower. that means a 38% cut in coal exports. china is a major buyer. the resolution also bans the north from exporting copper, nickel, silver and other minerals. the assets of north korea's ambassador to egypt have been

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo.apanese prime minister shinzo abe and russia's president are about to start a two-day leader summit in japan. abe wants to push forward with discussions on a longstanding territorial dispute over four russian-controlled islands but vladimir putin is expected to prioritize cooperation in areas like the economy to build up mutual trust. japan maintains the islands are an inherent part of its territory and were illegally occupied after world war ii. the dispute is the main reason why the two countries haven't signed a peace treaty. abe

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> first a milestone in the decades-long alliance between japan and the united states on okinawa. the u.s. on thursday returned to japan about 4,000 hectares or more than half of the northern training area. it is largest ever parcel of land to be returned since okinawa's reversion since u.s. administration in 197 2. it is the largest u.s. military training site in the southern prefecture. the governments of japan and the united states agreed on the return in 1996.

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> syrian government forces say they've seized near-total control of the northern city of aleppo. syria's russia-backed military stepped up its offensive to retake the city from opposition forces in november. the syrian observatory for human rights says some 97% of areas once held by opposition forces have been seized. a resident of a besieged area told nhk via online message that government forces are closing in on his neighborhood. >> russian defense officials say more than 2,200 opposition fighters have laid down their arms. the fight for aleppo appears to be in its final stages. the u.s. has strongly condemned russia, which backs the regime of president bashar al assad. >> despite our best diplomatic efforts to reduce the violence and increase the flow of humanitarian assistance, the assad government, backed by the russians, continues to try to bomb innocent civilians. >> he emphasized the u.s. will continue to make diplomatic efforts but added he's not optimistic. the syrian civil war has raged for six years. the besieged city of aleppo has end

i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> police in berlin suspect it was a deliberate attack after a truck driver plowed through a busy christmas market. at least nine people are dead and many more are injured. it happened monday night in the center of the german capital. this man was part of the crowd who gathered for food and christmas goods and describes his close call. >> it went just past me, past my girlfriend. i think it missed me by three meters, missed her by five. it came in through the entrance, hit the sides of the barriers, then carried on past us. >> police have arrested a suspect they say was driving the truck. another suspect reportedly died at the scene. german news agency dpa say police believe terrorists were involved. authorities are urging people to stay home and remain alert. a similar attack happened in july in the french city of nice. a truck driver killed more than 80 people who had gathered for a celebration. >>> the leaders of russia and turkey say they'll step up their fight against terrorism. their vow comes after the assassination of russia's ambassador to tur